Sex Educational Level Research Articles

PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SEXUAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS

The level of sex education, external conditionsbecome one of the decisive factors in the development of a child's personality in the conditions of the openness of various Internet sites. Many of his main characteristics and personal qualities are formed in this period of life, i.e. during adolescence.

Caregivers' perception of patients’ interpersonal and psychiatric alterations: What is the impact on their health?

PurposePrevious research conducted among caregivers of patients with cancer revealed a poor Quality of Life (QoL) and high levels of distress. In addition to the influence of patients' clinical state, caregivers' appraisals of patients' difficulties should be considered as another predictor of poor caregiver health. This study aims to test the association between caregivers' health (i.e., QoL, depression and anxiety) and their perception of patients’ difficulties. Methods199 caregivers of patients with cancer completed an online survey based on questionnaires measuring their QoL, depression and anxiety, as well as their perception of patients’ cognitive, emotional, functional, psychiatric and interpersonal difficulties. ResultsIt was found that the appraisal of patients' impairments in all domains was mainly correlated with poor caregivers' QoL (Pearson correlations ranged from 0.14 to 0.45; p ≤ .05). Furthermore, linear regression analyses showed that, after controlling for age, sex education level, professional activity and living with or without the patient, the appraisal of patients' interpersonal abilities (β = 0.25, p ≤ .05), psychiatric difficulties (β = −0.25, p ≤ .01) and living with the patient were the main predictors of caregivers’ QoL. ConclusionThis study highlights the importance of better understanding the role of patients' social and psychiatric difficulties when examining caregivers' health. This indicates the importance of providing support and offering information to caregivers to alert them to the role of patients' social and psychiatric difficulties on their own health. Future studies should better understand how these difficulties are associated with caregivers’ perception of identity/sociability alterations in patients and how caregivers cope with these changes.

Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice of sexual health among students in a Chinese medical college: a cross-sectional study.

Sexual health is an essential part of overall well-being, and medical students' sexual education, level of sexual knowledge, and attitudes toward sexual health will affect their sexual behavior. To explore the correlation among medical decision tendency, sex education level, and sexual health KAP (knowledge, attitudes, and practices). We conducted a cross-sectional survey in March 2019. Data were collected via online surveys with a self-developed questionnaire covering sexual KAP and sexual education. We used Spearman correlation to assess the effect of sexual education on KAP after scoring the related questions. Outcomes included descriptive analysis and correlation of medical and nursing students' KAP and education regarding sexual health. Medical and nursing students hold a high level of sexual knowledge (74.8%) and a positive attitude toward premarital sex (87.5%) and homosexuality (94.5%). By conducting the correlation analysis, we observed that medical and nursing students' tendency to support friends' homosexuality was positively correlated with the view that medical intervention for transgender or gay/lesbian people is unnecessary (P < .01). A positive correlation was also found between medical and nursing students who want more diverse sexual education and who would tend to provide patients with more humanistic care regarding their sexual needs (P < .01). Medical and nursing students who want more diverse sexual education and who had higher scores in the sexual knowledge test tend to provide their patients with more humanistic care regarding sexual needs. The research shows the current situation of medical and nursing students' sexual education experience and preference and sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. Heat maps were used to more intuitively describe the correlation between medical students' characteristics and their sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors and sex education. The results may not be generalizable across China, as the participants were from 1 medical school. It is essential to provide sexual education for medical and nursing students to ensure a more humanistic approach to patient care regarding sexual needs; therefore, we recommend that medical schools invest in sexual education for medical and nursing students throughout their education.

The double burden of precariousness: linking housing, employment, and perceived stress – a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Employment precariousness is widely recognised as a social determinant of health and a chronic stressor. Yet precariousness extends beyond employment, into other aspects of life. Using a multidimensional social pathways approach, this study examines the synergistic effects of employment and housing precariousness on self-perceived stress. This study uses the PRESSED dataset (N = 255) derived from the Barcelona Health Survey, which collects data on stress using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). Employment precariousness was operationalized using the Employment Precariousness Scale (EPRES) and a multidimensional indicator of housing precariousness was constructed. Generalized structural equation modelling was used to estimate associations between these indicators and self-perceived stress measured by Perceived Stress Survey (PSS), after accounting for sociodemographic variables. Employment and housing precariousness were positively associated with self-perceived stress (OR = 3.23 ; p = 0.002) (OR = 4.28 ; p = 0.065) respectively. The mediating effect of housing precariousness accounted for 16% of the total effect of employment precariousness on stress after controlling for sociodemographic variables. Furthermore, we find that both precarious conditions were unequally distributed by age, sex educational level, and place of birth in the sample. We conclude that employment and housing precariousness are important chronic stressors and that a social pathway approach is needed.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Temporary Artificial Methods of Contraception Among Women of Child Bearing Age in Awka South Local Government Area

BACKGROUND: Contraception is the procedure of preventing pregnancy when it is not desired (MedicineNet, 2018). It is broadly divided into natural and artificial methods of which the artificial is further subdivided into Temporary and Permanent methods.&#x0D; &#x0D; METHODS: This research exercise was conducted in Awka South Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria consisting of Nine Towns namely Amawbia, Awka, Ezinato, Isiagu, Mbaukwu, Nibo, Nise, Okpuno and Umuawulu (Wikipedia, 2018). Questionnaires were administered by an interviewer which consists of 5 sections while data was analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) and the results were chi-squared at appropriate times and data were presented in forms like prose, tables, and charts.&#x0D; &#x0D; RESULTS: 78.9% of the respondents were aware of temporary artificial methods of contraception; 44.3% of correspondents with knowledge of temporary artificial contraceptives got their information from friends while 22.4% of the correspondents got theirs from school which reflects a low level of sex education in our homes and religious institutions. Only 18.4% could actually identify intra-uterine contraceptive devices from a list of options While 43.2% could actually identify a contraceptive pill within a list of options. The study also showed that the oral contraceptive pill most known to 50.4% of the correspondents is postinor-2 while the intra-uterine device most commonly known to those with knowledge of intra-uterine contraceptive device was Mirena which is about 65.8% of the correspondents. Also, this research revealed that 49.2% admitted to having used temporary artificial contraceptives.&#x0D; &#x0D; CONCLUSION: Despite the high level of awareness of temporary artificial contraceptives methods, its level of practice is quite low in this part of the country and the major factors influencing the knowledge and attitude of the participants towards temporary artificial contraceptives are marital status and educational level.

Sex Education and Teenage Pregnancy in the Niger Delta: Implications for Secondary School Biology Curriculum in Nigeria

Previous studies show that when Nigerian adolescent girls, especially those in the Niger Delta, become pregnant theydrop out of school and may never go back again but become low level labourers or miscreants to the society. Thisstudy investigated the extent of teenagers involvement in sex, pre-disposition of females to pregnancy in the NigerDelta of Nigeria, the level of readiness of parents to help their teenage daughters if they become pregnant, the levelof sex education in secondary schools, the content and context of sex education in the Biology curriculum and how itis reflected in the National policy on education and also examined the need to review the policy vis-a-vis sexeducation. The study adopted a survey design using Likert-response questionnaires to elicit responses from students,parents, secondary school teenagers and Biology teachers. The results of the analysis using frequency counts,percentages, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed that teenage pregnancy is on the increase in the NigerDelta, sex education is not given a place of priority in the Education National Policy, teachers shy away fromteaching it in schools, parents do not support sex education in schools but there is an urgent need to incorporate itinto the Biology curriculum.

Perceived Child Rearing Practices as Predictors of University Students' Satisfaction with their Sexual Relationships

The aim of this study was to determine the effects that perceived child-rearing practices have on the sexually intimate relationship satisfaction of a sample of 130 male (n=62) and female (n=68) fourth year South African university students. Participants completed the Parenting Bonding Instrument (Parker, Tupling, & Brown, 1979), Stevens Relationship Questionnaire (Stevens & Stevens, 1994) and the Sexual Knowledge Questionnaire (Louw, 2000) to measure perceived parent-child attachment, respondents' sexually intimate relationships and level of sex education. Hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to investigate the influence of perceived child rearing practices on sexually intimate relationship satisfaction. The results suggest that parent-child attachment explained a significant percentage of the variance in intimate relationship in young adulthood.